Wm. Werkhaven and Son

Did you know that little unassuming storefront sandwiched between Sechwan cottage and the plasma bank right on high street is a totally awesome and thoroughly stocked jewelry making supply store!!! Oh my god how lucky I am to live so close! its a family business and the brother and sister who work there are always so helpful. Its like stepping back in time to go into the cluttered little shop. Its not really a place to browse, but if you know what you need they’ve got it and its at a reasonable price. If you make jewelry and you don’t know about this place, do yourself a favor and go there now.
LOVE WERKHAVEN!

They seem pretty determined to not help out potential customers. I haven’t really had an opportunity to do any business with them – not by my choice. I called them because it said here in a previous review that they do watch repair. It turns out they don’t actually do watch repair, they only sell the parts. When I asked if they could recommend a repair person she asked who I was. When I told her my name she told me to just go to my local jeweler… which I’m pretty sure I could have figured out on my own, except I didn’t want to do that. Well she refused to tell me of any local shops that work on watches. This must be the only business in Columbus that has more business than they know what to do with – as they sure don’t seem very welcoming to new potential business.

Great service. Wonderful watch repair. Very reasonable prices on jewelers tools and supplies.

Well kept secrets are sometimes much too well kept. This place is one of them.
This is a store for professional jewelers. We’re talking about the real deal here. The things they sell are helpful to more than professional jewelers. My father, for example, is a botanist who studies mosses. He buys all of his hand lenses here (and then proceeds to wear them around his neck and continually get asked why he’s wearing a whistle.) I like them for their beading cord and tool quality.
This is the kind of place that is trying to keep itself a secret.
THERE IS NO SIGN. Let me repeat that. THIS STORE DOES NOT HAVE A SIGN.
They also keep their door locked a lot of the time, so you knock and look somewhat respectable and they let you in. (The store is located right next to the plasma donation place, and they apparently get some interesting characters in.)
If you’re an artist or a beader or a botanist/​entomologist/​etc. I highly suggest dropping in sometime. It will be worth your while.